Preliminary measurements on methane content in permafrost, Central Yakutia, and some experimental dataстатья
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Аннотация:The concentration of methane in air bubbles within permafrost was sampled from both alluvial
deposits and ice wedges in Eastern Siberia. The values of methane concentration were as high
as 6000 ppmv in both frozen soil and ice wedges. The anti-proportional relationship between
methane and carbon dioxide concentration values in permafrost was examined. Values of methane
concentration in ice wedges are smaller than those in frozen soils. Values of total volumetric air
content, water content and density were obtained by on-the-spot investigation. Increases of methane
and carbon dioxide concentrations were detected in accordance with increases of water content
of frozen soil. Geologically older permafrost contained higher values of methane concentration
than younger permafrost. Samples of frozen soils were incubated at temperature 5 °C in order to
study possible methane production. A slow production in different soils was observed, although the
experiments took a long time before measurable changes of methane content could be found. The
rate of methane production decreases in time; therefore, long-term forecasts of methane content in
frozen soils are still problematical.